This is off-topic, but do you have a recommendation for when access to the internet itself is physically shut down? Like how it is happening in Kashmir right now? People there are unable to connect to the internet or communicate.
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Replying to @chndr_s
That is outside my small field of competence. In those circumstances it helps to have a satellite phone, but they are very expensive.
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Replying to @Pinboard
Got it. Satellite phones are out of reach for common people unfortunately. I was trying to find if there is any example of something like this used successfully on a large scale https://www.opengarden.com/firechat/
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Replying to @chndr_s
It is a good question. I am not aware of it, but would be glad to learn of examples too.
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In 2011 during the Egyptian revolution French activists (Telecomix and FDN) ran a service that let Egyptians connect to the Internet using a landline. If phone lines are not cut maybe something similar can be done.
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(For reference: http://blog.fdn.fr/?post/2011/01/28/Censure-de-l-internet-en-%C3%89gypte-%3A-une-humble-action-de-FDN …)
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Thanks! Do you happen to know how they managed to dial-in to access the internet? Did they use a dial-up modem? Interested in knowing how they managed to do it. Will try to read more about this.
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They used satellite phones and the one small ISP that was left up—presumably for government to use—that just happened to be also at the house so of one activist who lived very close to Tahrir Square. They walked there. Outside well-meaning dialup options aren’t that useful.
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